Latigo cinch buckle



Sept. 3, 1957 A.- M. RAY

LATICO cmcn BUCKLE Filed Feb. "I, 1955 BYv ' INVENTOR 'fl LI'CE ATTORNE; y.

United States Patent LATIGO CINCH BUCKLE Alice M. Ray, Reseda, Calif.

Application February 7, 1956, Serial No. 564,032 3 Claims. (Cl. 5446)This invention relates generally to a novel D-ring means which includesan improved hanger plate adapted to be interposed between the hangerstrap and stirrup strap of a saddle.

The hanger plate which forms a part of the subject matter of thisinvention is of a simple, practical, onepiece construction that may bereadily connected to the hanger strap and strap buckle to form a sturdy,long lasting connection.

An important object is to provide a hanger plate that will not undulylimit the movements of the stirrup during normal riding action and alsowhen the rider is handling cattle or doing law enforcement work.

Another object is to furnish a novel strap assembly and hanger platethat will combine to facilitate ready adjustment of the distance betweenthe saddle and the stirrup.

With the foregoing and additional objects in view, this inventionresides in the novel constructions, combinations and functionalrelationships of the parts, as will be set forth in the specificationand then particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, which illustrates a preferredembodiment of the invention:

Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view taken approximately on line 11 ofFig. 2.

Fig. 2 is a view partly in elevation and partly in sec tion, thesectioned portion being on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the hanger plate.

Fig. 4 is a front elevation of the hanger plate.

A portion of the side panel of the saddle overiies the horses body 11.An overhanging portion 12 of the saddle carries an outwardly spacedhorizontal strip 14, and, forming a part of the saddle, is a loop 15having a ring 16 depending therefrom.

The hanger plate 18, separately shown in Figs. 3 and 4, consists of apreferably metal construction including a flat rectangular wall 19having side wings 20 both extending in the same direction and for ashort distance at right angles from said wall. Extending down from saidwall 19, when the plate is in its operative position, is a somewhatnarrower co-planar strip 21 bent upon itself at 22 to form a hook 23,and having at its midlength a cut-out 24 on one side of the bend of saidhook.

Said plate 18, at a midway location, has an elongated, horizontal slot25 formed as a result of striking out a curved guide 26 which extendslaterally of said plate, and is shaped as a short, broad tongue which isdirected upwardly and outwardly in relation to the slot 25 which itborders. Countersunk holes 28 are formed in the plate 18 adjacent to itstop edge to receive rivets 29 or any other suitable fastening means forattaching one end of a continuous hanger strap 30, said strap beingleather or the like.

Said strap 30 extends upwardly to engage the ring 16 and thencedownwardly to pass through the slot 25, around the guide 26 and upwardlyto form a second run of said strap to engage said ring. The second runof the strap Patented Sept. 3, 1957 I 2 30 extends downwardly to passaround the bend 22 and hook 23, thence up to the strip 14, and thencebeing passed over andaround said strip and being directed inwardly anddownwardly for suitable fastening to the saddle portion 12.

Suspended from the hook 23 is a buckle 32 having a latigo strap 33hanging therefrom, said buckle having a prong 34 adapted to enter one ofthe holes 35 of the strap 30 and pass through cut-out 24 so as to engagethe rim of buckle 32, thus providing a means for locating the latigostrap (not shown), at a selected distance from the saddle.

It will be seen that the means for connecting the latigo strap with thesaddle comprises a saddle carried suspending ring 16 and a hanger plate13 in a downwardly spaced relation to said ring, said hanger platehaving through it in a downwardly spaced relation to its upper edge asubstantially horizontal slot 25, and having vertically below said slota hook portion 22 the width of which is approximately equal to thelength of said slot, said hook portion terminating in an upwardlydirected part, and having through it an aperture 24 located atsubstantially the midlength of its bottom portion. Also there is abuckle 32 having a rim portion with an upper part nested within saidhook portion, thus suspending the buckle. Said buckle carries below saidhook portion a swingable prong 34 which is projectable through saidaperture. The latigo strap 33 has an upper end portion secured to therim portion of said buckle below said swingable prong, thus suspendingsaid strap from said buckle. The unitary strap structure whereby saidhanger plate is suspended from the aforesaid saddle carried ringcomprises an inner loop commencing with a downwardly directed strap endportion secured to the aforesaid hanger plate, the upper end portion ofsaid loop extending through said ring and its lower end portionterminating in a strap portion which extends through the slot in theaforesaid hanger plate and thence is continued upwardly and forms a partof an outer loop having an upper end portion extending through saidring, and a lower end portion terminating in a strap portion whichextends through the aforesaid buckle and is in an underlying relation tothe hook portion of the hanger plate. The prong of the buckle extendsthrough the strap where the latter underlies the hook portion of thehanger plate, said prong also extending through the aperture 24 in thehook portion of the plate.

From the foregoing it is evident that this invention provides a novel,simple and practical form of hanger plate and combined strap assembly,which function to provide an adjustable connection between a stirrup anda saddle.

A particular embodiment of my invention shown in the drawing is forillustration only, and it is to be understood that any changes in thesize, shape and arrangement of parts may be made within the spirit ofthe invention and the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. An article of manufacture comprising an elongated plate having a flatbody portion, wings consisting of extensions of said body portion atsubstantially right angles thereto and along parallel opposite edgesthereof and in the same direction, means at one end of said plate toconnect a strap thereto, the opposite end portion of the plate beingreduced in width and arcuately bent toward itself and toward said wings,said bent portion forming a hook-shaped extension of the plate, therebeing a slot cut across the outer part of said hook-shaped extension,and a broad short tongue struck out from said plate and located betweensaid wings leaving a transverse slot through the part of the plate whichis reinforced by said wings said tongue being arcuate-and being pointedin the same direction as the aforesaid hook-shaped extension.

2. In a structure of the kind described, a saddle carried suspendingring, a vertically extending hanger plate in a downwardlyspaced'relation to said ring, said hanger plate consisting of sheetmetal-having throughit-spaced downwardlyifrom its upper end asubstantially horizontal 'slot and having below said slot a hook portionparalleling said slot, said. hook portion terminating in an upwardlydirected part and having through it an aperture located at substantiallythe midlength of its bottom portion, a buckle with an upper part seatedwithin said hook portion, said buckle carrying below said hook portion aswingable-prong' which is projectable through said aperture apart ofsaidbuckle below said prong being adapted to have a latigo strap suspendedfrom it; and a strap structure -Whereby said hanger .plate is suspendedfromsaidsaddlecarried ring, comprising an inner loop commencing with adownwardly directed strap end portion secured-to the aforesaid hangerplate, the upper end portion of said loopextending through said ring andits lower end portion terminating in a strap portion which extendsthrough the slot in 'said hanger plate and thence is continued upwardlyand'forms a part of an outer loop having an upper end portionextendingthrough' said ring and a lower end portion terminating in astrap portion which extends through the aforesaid buckle and is in anunderlying relation to the hook portion of the hanger plate, the prongof the buckle extending through the strap where the latter underlies thehook portion of the hanger plate.

3. The subject matterof claim 2, and that end portion of the strapstructure which is secured to the hanger plate being riveted to thelatter in a-flatwise engagement with the plate above its slot, the upperside of said slot being bordered by a short upcurved tongue resultingfrom the formation -of the slot, said tongue protecting the extremity ofthe strap portion which is riveted to the hanger plate.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS539,461 Weeks May 21, 1895 1,216,228 Groshus Feb. 13, 1917 20 2,519,857Smith Aug. 22, 1950 FOREIGN, PATENTS 9,927 Great Britain 1911

